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Londonderry/Derry or most of my life, I’ve never given Derry-London- found the farm and interviewed the current owner
derry much thought beyond reading news stories
David Crockett.
Fabout the troubles in Northern Ireland years ago. Following in my brother’s footsteps, we entered the
That was until my brother Mike, who developed a pas- city on a late afternoon. I was immediately taken with
sion for family history, found that the James family glimpses of the oldest part of the town that seemed
came from Coshquin, a small farm community outside frozen in time. That feeling was amplified as we drove
Derry- Londonderry. Mike eventually made his way to across the River Foyle through the stone gate of the
Ireland and with the help of new-found Irish friends city walls built in 1613. No wonder Londonderry is
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